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Nebojsa I Jaksic P.E., Colorado State University, Pueblo; Trung H Duong, Colorado State University, Pueblo

University, 2nd Edition, Brigham Young University Press, 1995.4. Ortiz, L. E. and Bachofen, E. M., “An Experience in Teaching Structures in Aeronautical, Mechanical and Civil Engineering, Applying the Experimental Methodology,” 2001 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition Proceedings, Session 2526.5. Abdulwahed, M. and Nagy, Z. K., Applying Kolb’s Experiential Learning Cycle for Laboratory Education, Journal of Engineering Education, July 2009, pp. 283-294.6. Wyrick, D. A. and Hilsen, L., “Using Kolb’s Cycle to Round out Learning,” 2002 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference and Exposition Proceedings, Montreal, Canada, June 17-19, 2002. Session 2739.7

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Eric Osborn, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Ali O. Shaban, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Taufik Taufik, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

infrastructure. Figure 1: Utility Involvement in microgrids2Although the power industry adopts the advanced technology of microgrids into theirinfrastructure, universities have fallen behind. Universities primarily teach electric machines andpower system analysis with the assumption that the grid remains largely electro-mechanicallycontrolled. This results from a lack of modern power systems equipment and accompanyinglaboratory material to teach its use. The protective relays in laboratories typically don’t utilizemicroprocessors, making modern control and protection schemes hard to teach. While theindustry has adopted new technologies to address problems associated with centralizedgeneration, a new wave of electrical engineers

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Shellee Dyer, Metro State of Denver

and/or physics laboratory. Most smartphones can be viewed as a mobileengineering/physics laboratory, equipped with accelerometers, magnetometers, rapid-framecamera, optical flash, ambient light sensors, microphone, and speaker [3]. The application ofthese smartphone features has been demonstrated in teaching a broad range of topics, includingbasic physics [4-9], mechanics [10], kinematics [11], pendulum motion [12], elevator oscillations[13], radial acceleration [14], Coriolis acceleration [15], magnetometry [16], flow visualization[17], and Doppler effects [18]. Combined with a few inexpensive parts, such as LEDs, opticalslits, and diffraction gratings, the smartphone’s optical camera can be used to teach spectrometryprinciples [19]. In this

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Dennis Derickson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

. Moderndigital communication teaching and research laboratories can use commercial test and measurementinstrumentation to simulate complex digital I-Q modulation scenarios. These full-featured instrumentsare great to use but it is easy to over-look the fundamental operational principles of creating thesecomplex waveforms at the physical layer of the system. In order to give students direct insight on theoperation of I-Q modulators, a laboratory exercise was created to teach the fundamentals of I-Qmodulator operation with a simple laboratory kit consisting of frequency mixers, semi-rigid coaxial cablewith connectors, and surface mount resistors. The schematic of the I-Q modulator is given in figure 1 asdrawn in the Keysight Advanced Design System

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Odon M Musimbi, Metropolitan State University of Denver; Jean Paul Mulanza, University of Kinshasa

Paper ID #241612018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25Using Excel as a Tool to Teach Manufacturing and Heat TransferDr. Odon M Musimbi, Metropolitan State University of Denver Odon M. Musimbi, PhD. Assistant Professor, Metropolitan State University of Denver PhD, Engineering (Mechanical), Colorado School of Mines(2011) MS, Engineering Systems, Colorado School of Mines(2011) Diploma, Mechanical Engineer, University of Kinshasa (1994)Dr. Ing. Jean Paul Mulanza, University of Kinshasa Dr.Ing Jean-Paul S. Mulanza Professor, (1990-Present) Department of Mechanical Engineering Polytechnic Faculty University of Kin

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Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University; Nm A Hossain, Eastern Washington University; Hani Serhal Saad, Eastern Washington University; Abolfazl Amin, Utah Valley University; Heechang Bae, Eastern Washington University

, thermodynamics, heattransfer or other engineering laboratory experiments.(5) A Rockwell Hardness test and/or tensile test on number of specimens should be measuredand used for statistical inference, quality control analysis, etc.(6) Two Independent Samples and Paired Sample Tests using examples,such as comparing airpressure gauges (analog and digital) to determine if they yield the same average psi readings.(7) Simple Linear Regression and an Introduction to Multiple Linear Regression collecting thedata of the travel distance of rubber bands of different widths.(8) A final group project chosen by students to demonstrate various applications of statistics inan engineering setting.References1. S. Bisgaard, “Teaching Statistics to Engineers”, The American

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Majid Poshtan, Cal Poly; Bridget Benson, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Fred W DePiero, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo

assigned homework problems to solveby hand to practice these concepts. Instead of solely relying on chalkboard examples, theinstructor asked her students to bring their laptops to class and introduced two software programsto the students to aid them in learning circuit analysis: CATE (The Circuit Analysis Tool forEducation – a teaching and learning tool for linear circuit analysis (see Fig 3) and LTSpice (afree circuit simulation tool). These tools have been used by other instructors for Homework,Quizzes or outside of class practice (CATE) or in a laboratory environment (LTSpice) but haverarely been incorporated directly into the lecture. By incorporating the computer-aided learningdirectly into the lecture, the students had the opportunity to

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Sam Spiegel, Colorado School of Mines; Megan Sanders, Colorado School of Mines

, he was a science educator at Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS). Dr. Spiegel also served as Director of Research & Development for a multimedia development company and as founding Director of the Center for Integrating Research & Learning (CIRL) at the National High Magnetic Field Laboratory, Florida State University. Under Dr. Spiegel’s leadership, the CIRL matured into a thriving Center recognized as one of the leading National Science Foundation Laboratories for activities to pro- mote science, mathematics, and technology (STEM) education. While at Florida State University, Dr. Spiegel also directed an award winning teacher enhancement program for middle grades science teachers, entitled

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Cassandra J Wright, University of Washington, Bothell; John William Bridge P.E., University of Washington, Bothell

mechanical engineering that began fall 2014.Dr. John William Bridge P.E., University of Washington, Bothell Dr. John Bridge, P.E. Dr. Bridge is a former Lt. Colonel and mechanical engineer in the U.S. Air Force with over twenty years of R&D experience with numerous aerospace vehicles to include aircraft and rocket systems. In addition, he has performed advanced materials characterization while in the mil- itary and at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory. He has previous teaching experience at several institutions to include Bowdoin College, the U.S. Air Force Academy, and the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Dr. Bridge is currently working with composite materials used in synthetic sports surfaces to include

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Katherine Mavrommati, California Polytechnic State University; Eileen W. Rossman, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo; Jay Tyler Davis II

University. Her teaching experience includes Basic and Intermediate Fluids, Basic and Intermediate Dy- namics, Statics, Machine Design, and Thermal Measurements.Dr. Brian P. Self, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo Brian Self obtained his B.S. and M.S. degrees in Engineering Mechanics from Virginia Tech, and his Ph.D. in Bioengineering from the University of Utah. He worked in the Air Force Research Laboratories before teaching at the U.S. Air Force Academy for seven years. Brian has taught in the Mechanical Engineering Department at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo since 2006. During the 2011-2012 academic year he participated in a professor exchange, teaching at the Munich University of Applied Sciences. His

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Maria Pantoja, California Polytechnic State University San Luis Obispo; Zoe Wood Wood, Cal Poly - San Luis Obispo

results of ananonymous student survey. The survey shows very positive comments about the experience. Based onusing inter-class collaboration for two quarters, we have decided to continue with the practice this yearand we will gather more information in a more detailed survey and aim to make this collaboration apermanent feature in both classes. We also plan to explore how to integrate this kind of inter-classcollaboration in additional upper division computing classes and senior projects. IntroductionCollaborative learning is an educational approach to teaching and learning that involves groups oflearners working together to solve a problem, complete a task or create a product [1]. Research showsvery

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Ryan Yedinak, Cañada College; Oskar Granados, Canada College; Vincent Vu Thanh Tran, San Jose State University; Moises Arturo Vieyra, Canada College; Alec William Maxwell, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University

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Ames Research Center where he helped design and build autonomous and non-autonomous rovers, and San Francisco State University where he aided in research to develop a system for using acoustic sensors for structural health monitoring.Mr. Oskar Granados, Canada College Oskar Granados is currently a sophomore at Canada College in Redwood City, majoring in Electrical Engineering. His research interests include general engineering, renewable energy (energy preservation), astrophysics, waste management, the smart grid, and structural analysis. Over time, he hopes to get involved in the engineering industry workforce, research and development, and pursuit a teaching career to pass on the tradition of American

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bryan james mealy, Cal Poly State University

distributed assessment provided true “academic” benefits or whether it simply actedas a mechanism to encourage students to remain current with the course’s subject matter.IntroductionTeaching innovations such as the flipped classroom and the studio format are a result ofinstructors seeking methods to improve their ability to teach. The literature generally agrees onthe overall improvement in student achievement provided by these approaches, despite havingthe benefits being downplayed by published results that are largely based on heuristicobservations and qualitative surveys rather than empirical validation with quantitative data5.While the flipped classroom does seem to have many advantages, it also contains issues that mayactually hinder student

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Ryan Carroll, Canada College; Brian Carrozza, Canada College; Yardley Ordonez, Canada College; Edgar Sanchez, Canada College; Andres Lee, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University

State University, and his PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California, Irvine. His research interests include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science and engi- neering.Dr. Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University in 1998. He teaches courses in Civil/Structural Engineering. Dr. Pong is a registered Professional Engineer in California. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the

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Jayson Paul Mercurio, Canada College; Kevin Yamada; Jose L. Guzman, Canada College; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Alexander Choi, Canada College; Ayesha R Iqbal

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Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University in 1998. He teaches courses in Civil/Structural Engineering. Dr. Pong is a registered Professional Engineer in California. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Structural Engineers Association of California. He has published over fifty technical papers in the areas of Structural Control and Earthquake Engineering. Dr. Pong has been the Director of the School of Engineering at SFSU with 20 full-time faculty and over 25 part-time faculty since 2009.Dr. Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College Amelito Enriquez is a

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Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University; Austin Arron VanWormer, Eastern Washington University; John Shine, Eastern Washington University; Andrew William Phillips, Eastern Washington University ; Terry Kriss, Eastern Washington University; Colton Widell, Eastern Washington University

Paper ID #243012018 ASEE Zone IV Conference: Boulder, Colorado Mar 25An Undergraduate Research Project Testing the Properties of the Ground forthe Design of Ground Source Heat Pump SystemsDr. Kyle Frederick Larsen P.E., Eastern Washington University Dr. Larsen currently teaches mechanical engineering at Eastern Washington University. He received his B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engineering from California State University Sacramento and his Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from Brigham Young University.Mr. Austin Arron VanWormer, Eastern Washington University I am a student in Mechanical Engineering at Eastern Washington

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Kattia Chang, Cañada College; Karina Abad, Cañada College; Ricardo Jesus Colin, Canada College; Charles Tolentino, University of California, Merced; Cameron Malloy, University of California, Berkeley; Alex David, San Francisco State University; Amelito G Enriquez, Canada College; Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University; Zhaoshuo Jiang P.E., San Francisco State University; Cheng Chen, San Francisco State University; Kwok Siong Teh, San Francisco State University; Hamid Mahmoodi, San Francisco State University; Hao Jiang, San Francisco State University; Xiaorong Zhang, San Francisco State University

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include technology-enhanced instruction and increasing the representation of female, minority and other underrepresented groups in mathematics, science and engi- neering.Dr. Wenshen Pong P.E., San Francisco State University Wenshen Pong received his Ph.D. in Structural Engineering from the State University of New York at Buffalo. He joined the School of Engineering at San Francisco State University in 1998. He teaches courses in Civil/Structural Engineering. Dr. Pong is a registered Professional Engineer in California. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the Structural Engineers Association of California. He has published over fifty technical papers in the areas of Structural